pibe

From Middle Low German pīpe, from Medieval Latin pipa (“pipe, flute”), derived from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with late Old Norse pípa, German Pfeife, English pipe, and French pipe.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə]

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pibe c (singular definite piben, plural indefinite piber)

1. pipe (for smoking)
2. a fife, pipe (musical instrument)

   Synonym: fløjte

• pibeorgel (“pipe organ”)

• “pibe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Low German pīpen, from Latin pīpō (“to pip, peep”). Cognate with German pfeifen.

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰiːb̥ə], [ˈpʰiːʊ]

pibe (imperative pib, infinitive at pibe, present tense piber, past tense peb, perfect tense har pebet)

1. squeak
2. whistle
3. whine

• “pibe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Italian pivello m, from Italian pischello m (“young man”). Compare the Genoese pivetto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpibe/ [ˈpi.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: pi‧be

pibe m (plural pibes, feminine piba, feminine plural pibas)

1. (Rioplatense, colloquial, slang in Spain) kid, young person

   Synonyms: guacho, chabón

2. (Rioplatense, colloquial) boyfriend

• “pibe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024